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General => Detailing => Topic started by: red6688 on March 14, 2013, 12:39:10 pm

Title: New to snow foam
Post by: red6688 on March 14, 2013, 12:39:10 pm
How much which product how's it work thanks for any advice
Title: Re: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: torque777 on March 14, 2013, 07:45:40 pm
I like valet pro ph neutral snow foam ...not expensive , dosn't strip the wax off and must be kept in house or room temp before use in winter as its like lumpy porridge otherwise lol

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Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: DMcG on March 14, 2013, 08:14:14 pm
+1 for advanced neutral snow foam. I use it as a pre wash through a cheap pump sprayer though. Great stuff and lasts ages.
Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: Lone_Par on March 14, 2013, 08:21:08 pm
Valet Pro seems to be popular on Detailing World. I use Auto Finesse Avalanche which is fairly good, but not as thick as others. I like that though, as to be honest, I don't really rate the snow foam process and think its a bit over rated. With Avalanche being the consistency it is, it doesn't dwell too long, so really just use this as a pre-wash, which suits my needs fine.

Here's some of a recent clean I gave the Wife's mini (power wash, avalanche for 5 min, power wash). 

Before (4 weeks worth of country road driving):

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8381%2F8557217895_471399ab6c_c.jpg&hash=e7ab6de220cce7ad55e317def010c6fcf008dcc4)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8368%2F8558327960_8c327ff669_c.jpg&hash=bc694fbf182433dfa768fd75a056a665c0a9b61a)

During (shows the runny consistency as this was only after a minute of so)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8237%2F8558329464_fe6a58384d_c.jpg&hash=b7dbc36996e395aefaf45b47ad97df45d81facdb)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8102%2F8557222491_52167b3962_c.jpg&hash=238f11d2db779215af49a04981d2b6e6aee2c14d)

After:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8522%2F8558331834_26f91dfb1a_c.jpg&hash=361c4f756c7d68cef2ecbd1af481b4ea3654883d)


Megs hyperwash is another one that seems to get decent enough reviews, even though it's not actually a dedicated snow foam.

Head over to Detailing World - heaps of threads and opinons over there!!  :happy2:
Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: Rhys_Gti on March 15, 2013, 09:01:02 pm
Even using dodo juice born to be mild works well in a foam lance! Plus you can then use it again in your two bucket wash stage! Save buying two products as its an awesome shampoo! Just an option for you
Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: Chrismeardon on March 17, 2013, 06:05:07 pm
Megs hyperwash 2 inches, fill up to half the bottle with hot water and enjoy!
Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: ell.s on March 18, 2013, 08:35:10 pm
I use chemical guys no touch snowfoam it's results outperform all the others I've tried everything. Magifoam, Magifoam blue, avalanche etc and you only have to leave it to dwell 10 mins and there's hardly any dirt left, I use it as a no contact wash in the winter as well.
Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: Luka on March 22, 2013, 02:24:04 pm
Does anyone know if the VP has a use by date? Mine seems to have separated, it has been in the garage a while though. Will a shake cure it or better to buy new?
Title: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: jbc on March 22, 2013, 02:48:58 pm
It's the cold that's made it separate. Bring it inside the house and leave it to warm up for a few hours. A shake should then mix everything back up just fine.
Title: Re: Re: New to snow foam
Post by: torque777 on March 22, 2013, 04:49:15 pm
Lol I had this and couldn't understand ...now bring it inside night before and mix with warm water and everything good

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